DIVERSITY OF SCHOOLS - TRUST SCHOOLS

Oral Evidence Session

The Children, Schools and Families Committee will be taking formal oral evidence as follows:

Wednesday 12 November 2008 at 9.30am
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Witnesses: Mary Neate, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust/Trust and Foundation Schools Partnership; John Clemence, Headteacher of Sharnebrook Upper School; a director of Capita SIMS, which is a partner of the North Bedfordshire Schools Trust; a higher education Trust partner; and a local authority representative.

This session is part of a series on diversity of school provision. It will examine issues connected with Trust schools, which were introduced in the Education and Inspections Act 2006.

These sessions will be open to the public on a first come, first served basis. There is no system for the prior reservation of seats in Committee Rooms. It is advisable to allow about 20 minutes to pass through security checks. Committee rooms and timings are subject to change.